Nozzle control for elastic-fluid turbines.



GI WESTINGHOUSE.

NOZZLE CONTROL FOR ELASTIC FLUID TURBINES.

1 APPLICATION FILED DEG. 29,1905 930,906, I Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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. ATTORNEY G. WESTINGHOUSE. NOZZLE CONTROL FOR ELASTIC FLUID TUBBINES.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 29,1905. 1 930,906.

Patented Aug. 10, i909.

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. ATTORN EY G. WESTINGHOUSE.

R L r ELA 930,906. Patented Aug. 10,1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE-WESTINGHOUSE, OF PITTSBURG, ENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE WESTING- HOUSE MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

NOZZLE CONTROL FOR EILAS'lICJ-FLIITICD TURBINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Aug. 10, 1909. 1

Application filed. December 29, 1905, Serial No. 293,815. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE VVESTING- HOUSE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Nozzle Control for Elastic-Fluid Turbines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to elastic fluid turbines and has for an object the production of effective means for governing such turbines.

In elastic fluid turbines various methods tive force of the motive fluid, and to which the motive fluid is admitted through a number of nozzles or inlet ports, it becomes necessary, for an efficient operation of the tur bine, to proportion the number of nozzles or the effective area of the nozzle openings in accordance with the amount of motive fluid admitted, or, more broadly, in accordance with the load demand.

An object of this invention, is, therefore, to vary, not, only the amount of motive fluid supplied to the turbine in accordance with the load demand, butto vary the effective area of the motive fluid supply ports or nozzles in accordance with variations in the amount of fluid supplied.

I am aware that various methods have been utilized in accomplishin what may be called nozzle control and fdo not, therefore, claim a broad or generic invention, my object being to effect a nozzle control which shall be effectiveand accurate and which shall render the turbine eflicient throughout a greater range of loads.

These objects I attain in -a turbine embodying the features herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, throughout the several views of which li e numbers are designatedv by corresponding numerals.

utilized in connection with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinal section of a turbine and illustrates a detail of my-invention. Fig. 3 is a plan view of'a nozzle block forming a part of my invention. Fig. 4 is a section along the line A A of Fig. 3 Fig. 5 is a section along the line B B of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a partial cross-sectional elevation of the turbine along the line CC of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a section along the line DD of Fi 6 of a reciprocable plunger forming a detail of my invention.

The turbine comprises a rotor 6 rigidly mounted on a shaft 7, which is journaled in suitable standards formed integrally with an exterior casing 8, which is provided with 7 10. The valve 10 is adapted to be operated by steam pressure and is so arranged that steam entering a cylinder 14 through a passage 15 raises, against the action of a spring 16, a piston 17, which is rigidly connected to a valve stem'18 and thereby raises a valve disk 19' and opens the valve 10.

' The actuating steam pressure in the cylinder 14is controlled by the pilot valve 12 which periodically exhausts steam from the cylinder 14 and therefore allows the spring 16 to eriodically close the valve 10.

he pilot valve is operated by a system of bell-cranks, levers and links, which is controlled by an eccentric 20, driven by the shaft 7 through suitable cars. A lever 21,

forming a part of the pi ot-valvepperating system, is ivot'ed at 22 on a reciprocatm sleeve 23, t e position of wh ch s controlle by the governor 13. Variations 1n speed of the turbine cause the sleeve 23 to move to different positions relative to the overnor standard 24 and this varies the heig t of the fulcrum 22 of the lever 21, which in turn varies the throw of the valve '12 relative to its ports 25 and 26. ,The port 25 communicates throu h a passage 27 with the interior of the cylin er'14 and the ports 26 communi- 'additional working blades but does not reach its seat.

Blades 29 are radially mounted on the rotor 6 and are supplied with steam or other motive fluid by nozzle blocks 30, which communicate with an annular passage 31 formed inte rally within the casing 8. The motive fiuidl discharged from the blades 29, enters (not shown) through annular passages 32 between the rotor and stator. 'The'nozzle block is rigidly'mounted in the casing 8 and is provided with an interior chamber 33 ada ted to supply steam from the passage 31 to t e motive fluid passages at either side of the turbine. The chamber 33 communicates with the passage 31- and is provided with nozzle openings 34 arranged in pairs on either side of the block. V

A reciprocating plunger 35 is adapted to operate within the chamber 33 and uncover successively the nozzle o)enings 34, as the supply of steam from t e assage 31 increases to meet the increase load demand.

The plunger 35 is formed in symmetrical halves and its lateral faces'are finished to a running fit with the interior lateral faces of the chamber 33' and are adapted to close the nozzle openings 34.

The nozzle block 30 is provided with an integrally formed projectin ton 36, which extends paral el to the walls of the chamber 33 and about which the symmetrical halves of the plunger 35 are adapted to fit. The end 37 of the piston 36 isprovlded with water grooves which form a steam-tight fit between the piston 36 and walls 380i a chamber 39 formed within the plunger 35. The separate halves 'of the plunger are connected by screws suitably arranged in tapped lugs 40.

A steam space 41, provided between the walls 38 and the lateral walls of the plunger,

communicates with the passage 31 through openlngs 42. The plunger 35 is so constructed .that only the ends 43 and 44 are in con-v tact with a face 45 of'the chamber'33 and o enings 46 extending through the walls of t e plunger 35 connect the space between it and the face 45 of the nozzle block withthe steam passages 41. By this arrangement the plunger 35 is practically'balanced, the unbalanced steam pressure being suflicient 'to hold the block in its ways.

The chamber 39 communicates with the atmosphere through a passage 47, formed in the piston 36, and suitable pipes or passages portion or pis- (not shown), and is, therefore, subjected to atmospheric pressure. With' the construction shown the end 48 of the plunger is sub jected on one side to atmospheric pressure and at the other side to the steam pressure encountered at the nozzle openings. face 50, however, is so arranged that it is exposed to boiler pressure or to the steam pressure in the supply mains. The pressure tending to move the plunger 35 and close the nozzles is, therefore,the steam pressure exerted on the face 50 in conjunction with atmospheric pressure within the chamber 39, and the pressure tending to move the piston to open the nozzles is the steam pressure exerted a ainst the exterior face of the end 48. It is evldent that by properly pro ortioning the areas of the faces 50 and 48 t e lunger The I 35 may be made to respond to the s ightest variations of pressure in the passage 31.

While the turbine is operating under light load the valve disk 19 pulsates and admits puffs of steam to the turbine through the passage 31 and the nozzle openings 34. The pulsations of the valve cause regular variations of steam pressure in the passage 31 and consequently the forward face of the end 48 of the plunger 35 is subjected to varying pressures. As the duration of the admission period increases, the valve 10 admits greater amounts of steam and at some predetermined load. on the turbine the nozzle opening is not sufficient to accommodate the flow of steam through the passage 31 and the pressure resulting from confining the steam or restricting its flow is exerted against the 7 forward face of the end 48 in opposition to the steam pressure on the-face 50 and atmospheric ressure in the chamber 39, and causes t e lunger 35 to reciprocate synchronously wit the valve 10 and periodically open a sufiicient number of nozzles to accommodate the turbines demand for steam. W'hen the load on the turbine is so great that it slows down an appreciable amount the valve disk 19 continues to pulsate but does not reach its seat and steam is admitted through the nozzles 34 in a continuous stream, the pulsations of the valve, however, occasion variation in the steam ressure which cause the plunger 35 to reciprocate synchronously with the pulsations of the valvedisk. The tendency of the plunger 35 to stick and to be rendered ineffective or inaccurate in operation is practically overcome by its continuous reci tion of rest between t lle'plunger 35 and the surfaces of the chamberv33 is overcome by the fluctuations of the'steam pressure in the passage'31.

The nozzle block may be so constructed rocations, as the fricthat one of the nozzles 34will always remain open. and the tu'rbinemay be provided with connection with'a double-flow turbine, or a vbi-laterally symmetrical turbine, I do not wish to limit its application to this type of turbine or in fact to any specific type, and while I have illustrated my invention in connection with a steam-actuated admission valve, I wish it to be specifically understood that its a plication is not tobe limited to such a va ve, as it may, in fact, be utilized with valves supplying. the motive fluid to the turbine in cont nuous streams, or with any ordinary throttle valve.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful 1s:

1. In an elastic fluid turbine, a fluid inlet, a valve controlling said inlet, a plurality of nozzles communicating therewith, a speed governor adapted to automatically control said valve mechanisms whereby the fluid passing said valve is caused .to pulsate and means subjectedto constant fluid pressure and sensitive to the variations of fluid pressure admittedby said valve for opening said nozzles.

2. In an elastic fluid turbine, a fluid inlet, a valve controlling said inlet, a plurality of nozzles communicating with said .inlet, mechanisms for causing the fluid passing said valve to pulsate and means, subjected to. at-

mospheric and fluid pressure and sensitive tothe variations of fluid pressure admitted. by said inlet, for opening said nozzles.

3. In an elastic fluid turbine a fluid inlet, a valve controlling said inlet, a plurality of nozzles communicating therewith, a speed governor adapted to automatic-ally control said valve, mechanisms whereby the fluid admitted by said valve is caused to pulsate and means, subjected to atmospheric pressure and sensitive to the variations of fluid pressure admitted by said valve for opening said nozzles.

4. In combination with an. elastic fluid turbine, a nozzle block comprising a chamber communicating with the motive fluid passages of said turbine, a plurality of fluid nozzles communicating wlth said chamber, a plunger sub'ected to a combination of atmospheric and. uid pressure and sensitive to the variations of fluid pressure in said motive fluid suppl passages, reciprocable within the said cham er and adapted to normally close said nozzles and means dependent on the.

fluid pressure for moving said plunger to open and close said nozzles.

5. In an elastic fluid turbine, a fluid inlet l a, governor-controlled valve for said inlet, a

plurality of nozzles communicating .therewith, mechanisms for causing the fluid passmg said valve to pulsate and means, subj ected to atmospheric and fluid pressure and sensitive to the variations of fluid pressure admitted said inlet for opening said nozzles. i

6. In an elastic fluid turbine,'a fluid inlet,

' bloc cable plunger, subjected to atmospheric pressure and sensitive to variations of fluid pressure admitted by said inlet, for opening said nozzles.

8. In an elastic fluid turbine, a fluid inlet, a plurality of nozzles communicating therewith, mechanisms whereby the fluid passing said inlet is caused to pulsate and a reciprocable plunger, subjected on one side to steam and atmospheric pressure and on the other side to the pressure admitted bysaid inlet for openin said nozzles. I

9. In an elastic fluid turbine, a fluid inlet, a governor-controlled valve for said inlet, mechanisms whereby said valve is caused to pulsate the fluid passing said inlet, nozzles communicating with said inlet and a reci rocable plunger, subjected to constant uid ressure and sensitive tothe variations of uid pressure admitted by said inlet, for opening said nozzles.

10. In an elastic fluid turbine, an admis sion valve, means for causing said valve to pulsate the fluid passing it, a plurality of fluid admission ports, and means, subjected to atmospheric pressure and sensitive to pressure variations of the fluid admitted by said valve for controlling said ports.

11. In an elastic fluid turbine, apluralit of fluid admission ports, a plunger contro ling the operation of said ports, and'a chamber located within said plunger and subjected to atmospheric pressure.

12. In an elastic fluid turbine, a segmental nozzle block provided with a plurality of n0z zle openings, and a se mental plunger operating withln said bloc? to successively open said nozzles.

13. In an elastic fluid turbine, a segmental nozzle block provided with oppositely discharging nozzle openings, and a segmental plunger operating within said block and con- 1 nozzle block provided with nozzle openings, a segmental plunger operating within said I to control the delivery of motive fluid through said openings, and a chamber located within sald plunger and exposed to at- Inospheric pressure. I

15. In an elastic fluid turbine, a nozzle block provided with nozzle openings, a plunger operating within said block to control the delivery of motive fluid through said 0 enings, and a chamber located within said cessively opening said nozzle in response to an increase ofload on said turbine.

p unger and exposed to atmospheric pres- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sure.

16. In an elastic fluid turbine, a plurality subscribed my name this 27th day of De- 5 of fluid nozzles, a valve controlling the december, 1905.

livery of motive fluid to saidnozzles means forcausing aid valve to pulsate the fluid WESTINGHOUSE passing it and a plunger, sensitive to fluid Witnesses:

' 7 CHARLES W. MOGHEE,

pressure delivered by said valve and re- 10 strained by a constant fluid pressure, for suc- JNO. S; GREEN.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 930,906, granted August 10, 1909; upon-the application of George'Westinghouse, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, for an,' improvement in Nozzle Control for Elastic-Fluid Turbines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 7, page 4, the word aid shou-ldread said; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the, same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. Signed an sealed this am day of August, A. 1)-, .1909. i

, '[smJ v A; TENNANT,

Act'i'nj Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Lette rsPatent No. 930,906.:

0 enings, and a chamber located within said cessively opening said nozzle in response to an increase ofload on said turbine.

p unger and exposed to atmospheric pres- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sure.

16. In an elastic fluid turbine, a plurality subscribed my name this 27th day of De- 5 of fluid nozzles, a valve controlling the december, 1905.

livery of motive fluid to saidnozzles means forcausing aid valve to pulsate the fluid WESTINGHOUSE passing it and a plunger, sensitive to fluid Witnesses:

' 7 CHARLES W. MOGHEE,

pressure delivered by said valve and re- 10 strained by a constant fluid pressure, for suc- JNO. S; GREEN.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 930,906, granted August 10, 1909; upon-the application of George'Westinghouse, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, for an,' improvement in Nozzle Control for Elastic-Fluid Turbines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 7, page 4, the word aid shou-ldread said; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the, same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. Signed an sealed this am day of August, A. 1)-, .1909. i

, '[smJ v A; TENNANT,

Act'i'nj Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Lette rsPatent No. 930,906.:

Correction in Letters Patent No. 930,906.-

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 930,906, granted August 10, 1909,

upon'the application of George Westinghouse, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Nozzle Control for Elastic-Fluid Turbines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as foll'ows: In line 7, page 4, the word aid should read said; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 31st day of August, A. D., 1909.

[SEAL] F. A. TEN NAN T,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

